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Rook’s POV

Call me an asshole because I fucking am.

All I’ve done is watch Kade, from a distance, from the shadows. From the driver’s seat of my car parked outside his apartment while he lives his life without me. Just because I needed to be close to him in some way, even if I wasn’t allowed to touch him.

But that all went to shit real fast.

I thought I could handle it. Thought I could see him move on, watch him with someone else, let him fuck someone else, and just walk away. Like it wouldn’t fucking tear me apart.

I was wrong. The second I saw that guy’s hands on him, his mouth on Kade’s skin, his fingers undoing his own belt, something inside me snapped.

I don’t even remember moving. One second I was watching, telling myself to let it happen, and the next, my gun was in my hand, my finger was on the trigger, and the bastard was on the ground bleeding out at my feet.

The worst part? I didn’t feel a single ounce of regret.

I felt relieved.

Because Kade wasn’t his to touch. He never f
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